android - Trying to add a RelativeLayout programmatically but seems like it's off screen or too big -

i have xml screen @ top have spinner list of search conditions, button next (this call control area) , each time pressed, group of views added search. group comprises of spinner user specify operator (and, or), text box title of search condition , edit text user put input (this call filter area). used build search query database search later on.

the xml below have far group hardcoded can show add programatically.

<scrollview     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     android:layout_width="fill_parent"     android:layout_height="fill_parent"     android:fillviewport="true"> <!--important otherwise backgrnd img. not fill whole screen -->      <relativelayout         android:id="@+id/searchlayout"         xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"         xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"         android:layout_width="match_parent"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         tools:context="com.kadis.materialref.search">          <spinner             android:id="@+id/attributeselector"             android:layout_width="wrap_content"             android:layout_height="@dimen/controlelementheight"             android:layout_alignparentleft="true"             android:layout_alignparentstart="true"/>          <button             android:id="@+id/addattributebutton"             android:layout_width="@dimen/controlelementheight"             android:layout_height="@dimen/controlelementheight"             android:layout_alignparentend="true"             android:layout_alignparentright="true"             android:layout_torightof="@+id/attributeselector"             android:layout_toendof="@+id/attributeselector"             android:onclick="addsearchcondition"             android:text="@string/addsearchattributestring"/>          <view             android:id="@+id/dividercontrol1"             style="@style/divider"             android:layout_below="@+id/attributeselector"/>          <view             android:id="@+id/dividercontrol2"             style="@style/divider"             android:layout_below="@+id/dividercontrol1"/>          <relativelayout             android:layout_width="match_parent"             android:id="@+id/filterarea0"             android:layout_height="@dimen/controlelementheight"             android:layout_below="@+id/dividercontrol2"             android:layout_alignparentleft="true"             android:layout_alignparentstart="true">                  <spinner                     android:id="@+id/filteroperator0"                     android:layout_width="@dimen/controlelementheight"                     android:layout_height="match_parent"                     android:layout_alignparentleft="true"                     android:layout_alignparentstart="true"/>                  <textview                     style="@style/searchformtitle"                     android:id="@+id/filtertitle0"                     android:text="@string/column1"                     android:layout_torightof="@id/filteroperator0"                     android:layout_toendof="@id/filteroperator0"                     android:layout_alignparentend="true"                     android:layout_alignparentright="true"/>                  <edittext                     style="@style/searchformfieldtext"                     android:layout_below="@+id/filtertitle0"                     android:layout_torightof="@id/filteroperator0"                     android:layout_toendof="@id/filteroperator0"                     android:layout_alignparentend="true"                     android:layout_alignparentright="true"/>          </relativelayout>     </relativelayout> </scrollview> 

the screen

the function called when button pressed add filter area following. function generateviewid same after api 17, added in class api < 17.

public void addsearchcondition(view view) {     // selection spinner in control area; attribute add in search conditions.     spinner attributeselector = (spinner) findviewbyid(r.id.attributeselector);     string attributeselected = attributeselector.getselecteditem().tostring();      // layout add stuff.     relativelayout searchlayout = (relativelayout) findviewbyid(r.id.searchlayout);      // last id of last child know under add new layout     int bottomchildid = searchlayout.getchildat(searchlayout.getchildcount()-1).getid();      //     // new relative layout added.     //     relativelayout filterlayout = new relativelayout(this);     filterlayout.setid(generateviewid());     // define width , height parameters.     relativelayout.layoutparams rlp = new relativelayout.layoutparams(             relativelayout.layoutparams.match_parent,             r.dimen.controlelementheight);     // define position     rlp.addrule(relativelayout.below, bottomchildid);     rlp.addrule(relativelayout.align_parent_start);     rlp.addrule(relativelayout.align_parent_left);     filterlayout.setlayoutparams(rlp);      //     // add operator spinner.     //     spinner operatorspinner = new spinner(this);     operatorspinner.setid(search.generateviewid());     // options spinner.     string[] operators = getresources().getstringarray(r.array.operators);     // add items on spinner.     arrayadapter<string> spinnerarrayadapter =             new arrayadapter<string>(this, android.r.layout.simple_spinner_item, operators);     spinnerarrayadapter.setdropdownviewresource(android.r.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);     operatorspinner.setadapter(spinnerarrayadapter);     // define width , height parameters.     relativelayout.layoutparams rlpsp = new relativelayout.layoutparams(             r.dimen.controlelementheight,             r.dimen.controlelementheight);     // define position     rlpsp.addrule(relativelayout.align_parent_left);     rlpsp.addrule(relativelayout.align_parent_start);     // set layout parameters     operatorspinner.setlayoutparams(rlpsp);     // add spinner on layout     filterlayout.addview(operatorspinner);      //     // add text view title     //     final textview tv = (textview)getlayoutinflater().inflate(r.layout.search_attribute_title, null);     tv.setid(search.generateviewid());     // set text display     tv.settext(attributeselected);     // define width , height parameters.     relativelayout.layoutparams rlptv = new relativelayout.layoutparams(             relativelayout.layoutparams.wrap_content,             relativelayout.layoutparams.wrap_content);     // define position     rlptv.addrule(relativelayout.align_parent_right);     rlptv.addrule(relativelayout.align_parent_end);     rlptv.addrule(relativelayout.right_of, operatorspinner.getid());     rlptv.addrule(relativelayout.end_of, operatorspinner.getid());     // set layout parameters     tv.setlayoutparams(rlptv);     // add spinner on layout     filterlayout.addview(tv);      // add edit text placeholder user input     final edittext et = (edittext)getlayoutinflater().inflate(r.layout.search_attribute_input, null);     et.setid(search.generateviewid());     // set text display     et.settext(attributeselected);     // define width , height parameters.     relativelayout.layoutparams rlpet = new relativelayout.layoutparams(             relativelayout.layoutparams.wrap_content,             relativelayout.layoutparams.wrap_content);     // define position     rlpet.addrule(relativelayout.align_parent_right);     rlpet.addrule(relativelayout.align_parent_end);     rlpet.addrule(relativelayout.right_of, operatorspinner.getid());     rlpet.addrule(relativelayout.end_of, operatorspinner.getid());     rlpet.addrule(relativelayout.below, tv.getid());     // set layout parameters     et.setlayoutparams(rlpet);     // add spinner on layout     filterlayout.addview(et);      // adding whole filter layout search layout (whole screen)     searchlayout.addview(filterlayout); } 

i not sure if problem might layoutparameters textview , edittext add rules have have layoutparameters , have pass arguments. maybe should pass wrap_content since in xml hardcoded have don't pass them?

i have debugged , layout created , added. ids generated , when press on screen white space below hardcoded xml reacts it's spinner operator choices. guessing goes wrong dimensions maybe? after pressing button , filter area "added" if press white area supposed spinner of (with operators) triggered

the dimensions have far following defined in case

    <dimen name="activity_horizontal_margin">16dp</dimen>     <dimen name="activity_vertical_margin">16dp</dimen>      <!-- fonts sizes -->     <dimen name="titlebig">48sp</dimen>     <dimen name="titlemed">36sp</dimen>     <dimen name="titlesmall">24sp</dimen>     <dimen name="searchtitle">10sp</dimen>     <dimen name="searchfield">15sp</dimen>      <!-- padding -->     <dimen name="titlepadding">20dp</dimen>      <!-- element heights -->     <dimen name="controlelementheight">40dp</dimen> 

also, when choose choice in spinner attributes (the search filters) button disappears, think gets shoved off screen right? how can fix that?

so in code create layoutparams relativelayout:

relativelayout.layoutparams rlp = new relativelayout.layoutparams(         relativelayout.layoutparams.match_parent,         r.dimen.controlelementheight); 

you not passing dimension height, rather unique identifier of dimension resource. can see value if open r.java project , search controlelementheight. passing huge integer value in height ids values 0x7f0a0047.

what want this:

relativelayout.layoutparams rlp = new relativelayout.layoutparams(                 relativelayout.layoutparams.match_parent,                 getresources().getdimensionpixelsize( r.dimen.controlelementheight) ); 

this request actual value of defined dimension resource, scaled device's screen density.